Whitefriars Church of England Primary Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
May 21 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Norfolk
Unique reference
141314
Address
Whitefriars Road, PE30 5AH

Pupils

Number of Pupils
382 (93% of total capacity)
Boys
50.0%
Girls
50.0%
First language not English
35.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
25.1%
Persistent absence
9.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.2%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 63.1%
Other White 20.7%
Mixed 3.6%
Indian 2.6%
African 2.4%
Other 2.1%
Unclassified 2.1%
Other Asian 1.6%
Irish 0.8%
Pakistani 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.9
WritingAverage0.7
MathsAverage1.5
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 55%
Local authority average 55%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 13%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 105
Local authority average 103
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Whitefriars Church of England Primary Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
60
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
61
2nd preference
33
3rd preference
9
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
59
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes26.9
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher25.5
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
50
26
24
Year 1
59
33
26
Year 2
45
23
22
Year 3
58
30
28
Year 4
59
24
35
Year 5
57
27
30
Year 6
54
28
26
Year 2024-2025

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